June 30, 2010, 12:27PM

Back when Hilary Swank was filming some scenes here in Jackson in February and March of 2009, the courtroom drama based on the true story of Betty Anne Waters was simply called "Betty Anne Waters." Not anymore. Fox Searchlight recently changed the title to "Conviction." The new name reinforces the themes of the movie, which is all about one woman's... Full story »

March 07, 2010, 8:00AM

I have a story in today's paper all about Jackson natives that have gone off to California for careers in the film industry. It was, in part, inspired by one of the very first blog posts that I did when I started this job in 2007. The blog post was a bit more off-the-cuff and snarky, as blog posts... Full story »